https://www.cnbc.com/2019/04/11/amazon-microsoft-finalists-for-10-billion-government-cloud-contract.html

IBM and Oracle have reportedly been ruled out for a U.S. Defense Department contract for cloud computing services that could be worth as much as $10 billion over the course of a decade.

The deal would have been a boon to either of those technology companies, which trail Amazon and Microsoft in the public cloud market. Business from the CIA in the United States has helped Amazon Web Services in its effort to get more companies using its services, and the new Defense deal could be more valuable.